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The wife of Jonah the prophet. We’ve all heard of Jonah and the whale, but have you ever heard of Jonah’s wife? Jonah is the prophet whom G‑d charged with the task of rebuking the city of Nineveh for their evil ways. Jonah fled, thinking that he could escape his calling.
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There will be nothing special to see but the powerful works of the early preacher Jonah. 40 Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of a big fish. The Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the grave also.
Jan 4, 2022 · Jonah was the son of Amittai, who came from Gath-hepher in Zebulun (called Gittah-hepher in Joshua 19:10-13). He was the earliest of the prophets and close behind Elisha in his place in the Old Testament. Jonah’s story is told in the short (just 48 verses) but powerful book of Jonah.
Oct 4, 2018 · Many students of the book have noticed that in the first half Jonah plays the “prodigal son” of Jesus’s famous parable (Luke 15:11–24), who ran from his father. In the second half of the book, however, Jonah is like the “older brother” (Luke 15:25–32), who obeys his father but berates him for his graciousness to repentant sinners.
- Who Is Jonah in The Bible?
- Why Is Nineveh Important?
- Jonah Disobeys God and Flees
- Jonah and The “Whale”
- What Is The Sign of Jonah?
- Outline of The Book of Jonah
- What Happened to Nineveh?
- Lessons from The Book of Jonah
Jonah is identified as a prophet and servant of God during the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel (2 Kings 14:24-25)—between 792 and 753 B.C. (Nelson’s NKJV Study Bible). The name Jonah means “dove.” His commission, as recorded in the book of Jonah (the fifth of the Minor Prophets), was to convey a message from God to the Assyrian capital of Ninev...
Nineveh was founded by Nimrod shortly after the Flood (Genesis 10:11-12); and as capital of the Assyrian empire, it rose to power about 900 B.C. Jonah likely saw the nation of Assyria as a threat to his own people, fearing what they would eventually do. That fear would have been a well-founded one. The Assyrians were extremely brutal and cruel, eve...
Instead of going northeast toward Nineveh, Jonah boarded a ship and headed in a westerly direction to Tarshish (a city likely located in modern-day Spain), but was overtaken by a severe storm. Why did Jonah disregard God’s command? God was telling Jonah to take a message of repentance to an empire destined to destroy his own nation and people. Jona...
Most people have heard the story of Jonah and the whale—but did you know that the Bible doesn’t specifically say Jonah was swallowed by a whale? When Jonah fled from God’s assignment, the Bible says that “the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights” (Jonah 1:17). This tradi...
Much later in the Bible, Jesus told His skeptics, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:38-40...
This quote from authors William LaSor, David Hubbard and Frederic Bush is important in our understanding of the book of Jonah: “A firm principle in biblical study is that, even in a clearly historical passage, the theological message is more important than historical details. The Bible … was inspired by God’s Spirit, with doctrinal, spiritual and m...
The people of the city of Nineveh repented and changed their ways—but the change wasn’t permanent. God did spare the city from destruction, but in time, the Assyrian people returned to ignoring God’s laws. God used the nation of Assyria as the “rod of [His] anger” (Isaiah 10:5) to take most of the nation of Israel into captivity (as punishment for ...
Here are some lessons from the book of Jonah: 1. The book exemplifies the miraculous power and supremacy of God over His entire creation. The amazing power of God was illustrated by these miracles: 1. The severe winds and boisterous sea that God sent, then miraculously calmed (Jonah 1:4, 15). 2. The sailors cast lots and by a miracle the lot identi...
Sep 6, 2024 · Jonah was one of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. His narrative is part of a larger book, The Twelve, in the Jewish canon, and stands alone as the Book of Jonah in Christian scripture.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Can you summarize the Book of Jonah? Who wrote Jonah? What is the Book of Jonah all about?
